Journal profile · Psychology-Social Psychology
Social and Personality Psychology Compass
ISSN 1751-9004 · Wiley-Blackwell
Social and Personality Psychology Compass: CAS Zone 2 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.92; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 168 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 23% (journal website); 110 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Social and Personality Psychology Compass is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Social and Intergroup Psychology, Cultural Differences and Values and Behavioral Health and Interventions, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Authors are encouraged to present their unique vision of the research topic that they review and controversy is not discouraged. Social and Personality Psychology Compass fosters close cooperation across sub-divisions of the field insuring that boundaries remain permeable. The journal is founded on acknowledgement of the need for continuing recognition and appreciation of the symbiotic relationship between social psychology and personality psychology. Social and Personality Psychology Compass… …supports your research with over 100 new articles per year, sourced from an international scholarly community. Gain an introduction to new fields, an overview of unfamiliar topics, and familiarity with the latest scholarship and debate.…informs your teaching with lively original articles that are quickly and continuously replenished, and supplemented with teaching guides. Social and Personality Psychology Compass will provide you with up-to-date bibliographies and expert analysis on key themes to inspire and engage your students. Explore Social and Personality Psychology Compass for: A new kind of core content: state-of-the-art surveys of current research discuss the major topics, issues, viewpoints, and controversies within each area of the discipline Coverage of the entire field highlights connections across sub-disciplines within geographical research Reference-linked bibliographies for each article, providing the ideal entry point into specialist literature Teaching Guides from article authors to inspire and engage your students 100 articles per year: 3 times more than a standard journal Fast continuous publication: articles typically available 6-8 weeks after acceptance and as an online-only journal there are no issue restrictions
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Psychology-Social Psychology
Editor-in-chief Brendan GoughPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 8, United Kingdom 5, Canada 2, Netherlands 2, Japan 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social and Intergroup PsychologySocial Sciences16.7%
- Cultural Differences and ValuesPsychology10.9%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology9.2%
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional JudgmentNeuroscience7.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.4%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Psychology, Social | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.92LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 152OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 942OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 54.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,831 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 33 | 22 |
| 2025 | 110 | 71 | 155 |
| 2024 | 106 | 73 | 665 |
| 2023 | 219 | 155 | 2,172 |
| 2022 | 73 | 34 | 1,493 |
| 2021 | 86 | 32 | 2,397 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
168 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 112 days – 255 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 185 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (182 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 23%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / EUR 2,840 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- surveystudies, interim findings etc. As with survey articles, the word limit is 5000, but typically reports will be around 3000-4000 words (excluding references). Art…main text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics 4. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Editorial Review and AcceptanceThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality requirement Model summary
Authors should kindly note that submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1751-9004
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Social and Personality Psychology Compass
What CAS zone is Social and Personality Psychology Compass in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Social and Personality Psychology Compass is in Zone 2 of Psychology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Psychology, Social. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Social and Personality Psychology Compass?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.92; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 152.
How long does peer review take at Social and Personality Psychology Compass?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 168 days (interquartile range 112–255 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 23%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Social and Personality Psychology Compass based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), United Kingdom (5) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Social and Personality Psychology Compass?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Social and Personality Psychology Compass is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Social and Personality Psychology Compass open access, and what is the APC?
Social and Personality Psychology Compass is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .